Gods & Monsters | 30 Days of Writing the Greek Myths
Heroes, Villains, Beasts and Beauty — explore the monstrous and the divine in your daily writing practice.
The Ancient Greek tales of power, passion, destiny and betrayal have captivated the human imagination for millennia, and been endlessly re-told and re-imagined for new eras and new audiences. How will they inspire you?
Join me for thirty days of writing prompts where we’ll scale the Olympian heights and plumb the Hadean depths of the greatest stories ever told!
Every day you will receive an email with a short essay about the day’s theme and a writing tip, plus oodles of poetry, visual and musical inspiration.
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What Writers Say About Gods & Monsters:
‘I hoped to learn more about classics/myth & how to use such references, something that has never been a strong point in my writing; I also am working on a manuscript and wanted to write a sequence of poems for this, with the common theme of modern myth. The challenge more than met my expectations, it was a great grounding in myth and I’ve already recommended it to others.’ — A. Byrne Keane, Ireland
‘Diving in to poetry writing can be overwhelming - especially if you have had no formal education in creative writing and like me, your literature studies ended at school. Angela's challenge was excellent as it encouraged and prompted without being condescending or even assuming we knew all about the myths and monsters! The effort she showed in researching the accompanying poetry and song as well as her invaluable hints when inspiration didn't flow so easily, was amazing. I've now got thirty poems in my notebook that I know would not have been there without her enthusiasm and expertise. And if I did it, Angela can help you do it too.’ — A. Foster, UK
As always with Angela's excellent prompts, "Gods and Monsters" went deep into the mythology (so I learned a number of new things!) but she also guided us well... The daily prompts motivated me to "show up at the page" to work every day, which opened up the gates to other new and unplanned poems. Discipline and inspiration combined in one: well worth your while!’ — C. Wellman, US
‘I really enjoyed the structure – those three inspirational poems, all, so far, new to me; the compelling rendering of story, and the writing suggestions. It helps that we become familiar with the shape of things. The structure manages to be both predictable but also entirely responsive to the themes, and helped me to shape the time for my writing.’ — C. McCullagh, UK
